HAWC in the Multi-Messenger Era“Windows on the Universeâ€, one of NSF’s 10 big ideas, heralded the arrival of the multi-messenger era in astrophysics. Playing a defining role in this vision for the future of the field are a diverse group of observatories that are measuring electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves. Data ...
Wonderfest: Intelligence in Context: Animal Intelligence and What It Means for HumansHuman beings tend to prefer cross-species measurements that put us at the top of the scale. Intelligence is one such measure. Are humans really the most intelligent creatures on the planet? Should this be obvious given our problem-solving ability and big brains? This presentation will look at some examples of animal ...
Where: San RafaelCost: $8 Wonderfest discount price
Metasurfaces: Engineering Electromagnetic WavefrontsMetamaterials was once synonymous with ‘paradigm shift’ and ‘future technology’. In the first decade of the 21st century, metamaterials were sought to solve a large number of problems in microwaves and optics, and rapidly advance industrial, scientific, medical, and military technologies. Yet very few of the initial expectations have come ...
Cost-Sensitive Classifier Evaluation Using Cost CurvesThe evaluation of classifier performance in a cost-sensitive setting is straightforward if the operating conditions (misclassification costs and class distributions) are fixed and known. When this is not the case, evaluation requires a method of visualizing classifier performance across the full range of possible operating conditions. This talk outlines the ...
Where: Palo AltoCost: Free
Women's Environment Network: Green Movie NightJoin us for WEN’s first family event in partnership with Mothers Out Front! One of our goals as the Women’s Environmental Network is to provide an inclusive environment that supports opportunities for all women. If you are a parent, we’d like to use this opportunity to learn about what some of your challenges are ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $5
After Dark: PoisonPick your poison at After Dark. Discover the deadly history of arsenic at Everything Matters and weigh the threats and medicinal benefits of different toxins from venomous creatures and poisonous plants.
Where: San FranciscoCost: $17.95 advance, $19.95 at the door
Film Screening with the International Ocean Film Festival - 'Souls of the Vermilion Sea' - RESCHEDULEDSouls of the Vermilion Sea is a documentary film and media outreach project focused on the struggle to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita. Over the past 3 years the filmmakers have been working to spread awareness of this issue through a variety of media platforms. They are ...
Where: TiburonCost: $9
Friendsgiving NightlifeCelebrate your chosen family and get cozy and crafty with us for our first-ever NightLife Friendsgiving! Make the night one to remember with a family photo in our living room photo booth, craft away with Green Arts Workshop, and learn how to make the perfect pie from Two Chicks in ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15 General, $12 Members
When it comes to making every moment count in birding, how one looks is at least as important as where one looks. Drawing on strategies developed for birding Big Days and Christmas Bird Counts, this presentation aims to reveal tactics that will help birders and naturalists improve their methods of ...
Where: San FranciscoCost:
November LASER Event - San JoseStardust, Cells and the Origin of Life The paradigm is that life began in salty sea water, in the ocean, perhaps in hydrothermal vents. But there is an alternative supported by experimental evidence, that life began in fresh water hot springs undergoing cycles of wetting and drying. Under these conditions, ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
Mini-Med School: Innovating Health Care Delivery: Meeting Patients Where They AreUCSF has a long history of pioneering innovation and advancing its bold vision for health worldwide. Whether it’s a new drug molecule, medical device, digital health application, or care process, our goal is to ensure that innovation reaches our patients and benefits patient care. UCSF leaders in innovation--representing a wide ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $15, students free with ID
